The word leg can be a noun or a verb. Here’s a few noun definitions:
1) each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands. Examples: Adam broke his leg | [as modifier] : a leg injury.
- a leg of an animal or bird as food. Example: a roast leg of lamb.
- a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a leg. Example: his [pants] leg.
- (legs) informal used to refer to the sustained popularity or success of a product or idea Example: some videos have legs, others don’t.
3) a section or stage of a journey or process: the return leg of his journey.
- (in soccer and other sports) each of two games constituting a round of a competition: Example: they were defending a 3–0 lead from the first leg.
- a section of a relay or other race done in stages
- a single game in a darts match. Example: He took the first leg with 7 darts.
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If you need a leg up, ask for help to complete this game.
a) Shake a leg _____Space for your legs when seated
b) Get a leg up _____Wish good luck to someone in a play
c) On his last legs _____To tease about something that’s not true
d) Leg room _____Something very expensive
e) Leg warmer _____To move or do something faster
f) Break a leg _____To have an advantage
g) Cost an arm and a leg _____To be near death
h) Pull someone’s leg _____Tight covering often worn by dancers
(from New Oxford American dictionary)
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